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Recent efforts to reintroduce the toromiro have been undertaken by Kew Gardens.
Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
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Some of the tree species that dominated these ancient forests included a now-extinct palm, related to the Chilean palm, Jubaea chilensis, and the toromiro (Sophora toromiro).
Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
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Before the arrival of Polynesians, the island was forested with trees (Sophoro toromiro, Triumfetta sp.) and a palm (Jubaea disperta).
Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
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Sophora toromiro was the only species of tree known on the island in historic times; it is now extinct in the wild.
Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
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During botanical investigations between 1920 and 1953, Skottsberg found one remaining individual of S. toromiro, which has since died.
Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
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